Okaloosa County BOCC — September 6, 2016 — Landscape Code Amendments Ordinance and Exhibit

ORDINANCE NO. 16 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OKALOOSA COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, ORDINANCE NO. 091-1, AS AMENDED, AMENDING CHAPTER 6 "DEVELOPMENT DESIGN STANDARDS", SECTION 6.05.00 "LANDSCAPING", SUBSECTION 6.05.02 "LANDSCAPE AREA REQUIREMENTS"; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF OKALOOSA COUNTY. FLORIDA. Section 1. The Okaloosa County Land Development Code, Ordinance Number 91-1, as amended, is hereby amended and revised as follows. Section 2. Chapter 6. "Development Design Standards", Section 6.05.00 "Landscaping", Subsection 6.05.02 "Landscape Area Requirements." is hereby amended as shown in Exhibit A, language to be added is underlined. Section 3. This Ordinance shall become effective as provided by law, and does hereby repeal any ordinances, or provisions thereof, in conflict herewith. Should any word, phrase. sentence, subsection, section or other part of this Ordinance be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal. void, unenforceable, or unconstitutional, then the part so held shall be severed from this Ordinance and the remainder of this Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. DULY PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session this the 6[h day of September. 2016 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA Charles K. Windes. Jr. Chairman, Board of County Commissioners ATTEST: J. D. Peacock II Clerk of Circuit Court EXHIBIT A 6.05.02 Landscape Area Requirements: Except for land zoned 1-1 or 1-2, all land uses not specifically exempted by Section 6.05.011 hereof shall devote a minimum of fifteen (15) percent of the total developed area to landscape improvement. Landscaping within 1-1 and 1-2 zoning districts shall be provided as required by sections 6.05.021 through 6.05.13 without a minimum percentage requirement. 6.05.021 Perimeter Requirements: 1. Front Perimeter Landscape Areas: A minimum of a ten (10) foot wide strip of land, located between the front property line and the vehicular use area shall be landscaped on all new construction, except in permitted access-ways. Width of sidewalks shall not be included within the ten (10) foot wide front setback perimeter landscape area. This provision shall not apply to land located within the 1-1 or 1-2 zoning districts except in instances where the street along which the front property line is located abuts a non-industrial zoning district. 2. Material Requirements in Perimeter Area: a. Tree Count: The total tree count requirement within the front setback perimeter landscape area shall be determined by using a ratio of one (1) tree for each twenty-five (25) linear feet of lot frontage or major portion thereof with fifty (50) percent of the trees being shade trees?. b. Ground Cover: Grass or other ground cover shall be placed on all areas within the front, and other landscape areas not occupied by landscape material. c. Use of Perimeter Landscape Areas: |. Overhang Areas: Vehicles shall overhang no more than two (2) feet into perimeter landscape areas. II. Accessways: All accessways through the perimeter landscape areas shall meet the following aisle width maximums and minimums: Not over fifteen (15) foot one-way drives, no less than ten (10) feet apart, and not over twenty-seven (27) foot two-way drives, no less than twenty (20) feet apart. Maximum widths shall be measured from the back of curb of the driveway aisle, excluding radii required for safe vehicle movement between the driveway and the connecting roadway. If the Board of Adjustment determines that accessway separation minimum or aisle width maximum requirements will create a hardship, such minimum may be varied by the Board of Adjustment. Public Fire and Life Safety facilities and Public Transit facilities may exceed the above maximum with concurrence and approval from the Public Works Department, Department of Growth Mana